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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
A ROYAL Visitor,

Queen Kapiolani, Of the Hawaiian King
dom, arrived at San Francisco yesterday
morning from Honolulu On the steamer Aug
tralia. She is accompanied by Princess
Siliuokalapi and number Of high officials
of the Hawaiian Government. The princi-
pal object Of the Queens voyage is to be
present at Queen Victora's Jubilee celebra-
ton in June next. The royal party will re-
main in San Francisco about week, when
they leave for Washington to pay their res
poets to President and Mrs. Cleveland. AT
ter short stay at the capital they will
proceed to New York and thence to London.
Before returning, Queen Kapolani will also
visit the principal cities of the world. The
Queen has never before been outside of her
native kingdom.
The steamer, while coming up the harbor
at San Francisco, was boarded by repre-.
sentative Of Port Collector Hager's Office,
who welcomed the Queen to this country
on behalf of the United States Government.
Her Majesty replied II thank you for your
courtesy. [ have always been anxious TO
visit this great country and l have no doubt
my stay here will be pleasant one." Upon
passing Fort Point the steamer Australia
auuOuuceu ner arrival Dy 0Flng single
gun. Immediately afterWard the fort thun-
dered out royal salute of thirty one guns.
In passing Alcatraz the royal salute was re
peated and as the vessel swept down the
bay and passed the British corvette Con.
quest, the British flag was dipped, the port
holes were opened, and another royal salute
of twenty-one guns answered the thunders
of Alcatraz
Queen Kapiolani appeared on deck attired
in black dress, plainly trimmed with
dark serge overcoat and black velvet bonnet,
set off with mauve colored feather tips. Her
eyes are black and her complexion is dark
olive. Her face is of distinct Hawaiian
type. She is 6fty.two years of age. In
stature she is short and stout, and has
pleasant countenance.
Princess Siliuokalapi, who accompanies
her Majesty, is the Kings sister and heiress
apparent to the Hawaiian throne. The row.
al party has secured a suite of six apart.
ments in the Palace Hotel. The trip being
for health and change Of scene, they do not
travel in state.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
Fatal ARRAY

CHANUTE, Kansas, April 21.-Wood Lope
man killed James Franklin about eight
miles from here yesterday. Lopeman's cat
tie had strayed into Franklin's pasture and
he and his son went after them. While
driving the cattle from the field Young
Lopeman quarrelled with Franklin's son.
and fight resulted in young Lopeman
being knocked down. Thereupon the father
tired two shots from revolver at young
Franklin, which failed to take effect. Turn
ing on the elder Franklin he fred two shots
at him, the second shot striking him above
the eye and killing him. Hearing the noise
Mrs. Franklin and her daughter ran to the
scene and Lopeman fired a shot at each of
them and then fed. James Franklin was
the only one hit. Lopemap gave himself
up at the Chanute Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21

CHOPS HIS WIFE TO DEATH WITH A
HATCHET-On Tuesday, near Sissonville,
about twenty miles from Charleston, W..
Va, Benjamin Sisson assaulted his wife and
chopped her to death with Ratchet. The
murderer is young man, who married
within the past year, and belongs to one of
the oldest and wealthiest families in the
Kanawha Valley. Lately he has taken to
drink, and Monday night he went home in
an intoxicated condition. His wife remon-
strated with her husband. who struck her
with his fist and Knocked her down. Then,
in frenzy of rage, be seized Ratchet and
dealt her several blows with the blade on
the head, body and arms. nficting frightful
wounds at each blow. Death resulted in a
short time. Sisson was at once arrested
and locked up. He was at first released on
5000 bail. but upon the death of his wife
was rearrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21

GEN. BEAUREGARD REPLIEs.-Gen. Beau.
regard, in letter in the New Orleans Plea
yune, replies to what he considers refec.
tions on his course at the battle of Shiloh
contained in the speech of the Hon. Jeller-
son Davis at the unwilling Of the statue of
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston in New Or
leans. Gen. Beauregard claims that he did
the best he could with men who were abso
lutely worn out by hunger and fatigue. His
reply discloses the existence of bitter feel
ing between himself and Mr.. Davis. Gen.
Beauregard gives the following estimate of
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston 81 am one of
the many in the South who believe, even TO
this day, that had he been at the head of
the Confederate government during the ter
rible ordeal we had to go through from 1861
to 1865 the result of the war would have
been altogether different, and if not com.
plete success, at any rate not by far such an
overwhelming disaster"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21

TIE LEGISLATURES, when it shall reas
se,uble, on the 9th inst. will be petitioned
by many OF the largest taxpayers in the
State to meet the ents Of the creditors Of
the State with spirit DESTROYS of compro-
mise, and to accept such terms of settlement
as may be expected from the known and
acknowledged fairness of those agents and
their friendliuess to the State and her PEG
pie. The legislature may be assured that
no other agents will ever make greater con-
cessions than those referred to, and that the
MARTIAL interests ofthe State will be still fur
Their injured by the failure to accept their con-
cessions; and its democratic members should
know that unless the present attempt to
settle the debt succeed, the work of regain
ing the democratic majority in the State
will DO greatly increased.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
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TO.DAY's TELEGRAPMIC NEWS
The RoId-KnObbers.

OZARK, Mo, April 21.-The Bsld-Knob-
bers situation is becoming more serious each
day and the prisoners are beginning to show
considerable uneasiness. Yesterday Charley
Graves, e prominent member of the mid
night raiders, entered the confessional and
after a long story of the raids be had at
tended, giving the names of the men who
had accompanied him, ne fixed the murder
of George Edens on John Matthews. On the
first assault on the Edens house, George
was shot down but not killed. After ran
sacking the house the masked men re-
tired, and Georges mother was holding
Georges head while he lay on the floor. A
man appeared at the door and took deliberate
aim at the wounded man ard put a bullet
through his head, killing him. Graves says
he met John Matthews coming from the
house and heard him say that he was mad
because he had been wounded in the back
of the head and had returned to the house
just as the party were leaving and finished
the work begun on George Edens. Parsons
Smons and Will Newton want to make con
LESSONS to save themselves but the prosecu
ton refuse to accept them, as they say they
now have enough testimony. .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21

A Vicious VILLAIN.-Tsaac G. Jackson,
janitor of a building in Pine street, New
York, was charged at the Tombs day or
two ago with scalding child named Viii.
liam Lynch. On Saturday afternoon James
Lynch sent his son, aged years, to the
drug store at Pine street and Broadway.
On bis way to the store he met a companion
named Charles Gale. aged s years. On
their return, passing Pine street, the boy
Gale knocked over an ash barrel and ran
away Lynch stood looking after the fugi-
tive. when Isaac Jackson rushed out of the
building and seized Lynch by the shoulders.
Then rushing into the hall he plunged the
child's right leg into vessel of scalding
water, ipjuring him frightfully. He was
held for examination on Saturday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
Arkansas Crops.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, April 2l.-A
heavy rain has been falling for two days
Grass needed it, and wheat and oats would
have been failure if it had not come soon.
The wheat and oat crops are now safe and
corn stands very fair chance. Most of the
peaches are all right, and there will be a
fair crop. Before the rain water was getting
scarce for stock in the Territory and grass
was making very slow growth. Now
every water hole will be filled and the
creeks running, and grass will be good
en- ough for stock to gain on it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
Letter From an anarchist.

CHICAGO, April 21.-A letter from Ru-
doIph Schnaubelt, the much-ooked-tor
anarchist and alleged thrower of the Hay
market bomb has been received in Chicago,
and those who are il position to know, do
not for a moment doubt its authenticity
The letter is dated "Christiana, Norway
March 1887" and reached here through the
medium of an anarchist sheet, issued in
London by an Austrian socialist, named Jos
Piket, who is an old friend of Schnaubelt.
The fugitive denies throwing the bomb, but
intimates he is sorrow he did not do it, and
that he only left because he knew it was
not safe for him here. He deferred any
account of his travels until he can write
again. but it is understood by his friends
here that he was on the Pacific coast until
the anarchists trial ended in Chicago and
then worked his way to Canton, thence
going to Sydney, later to Bombay and
finally TO Norway.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
FrightfuI Accident.

EVANSVILLE, Iud., April PA horrible
accident occurred on the main line of the
Louisville, Evansville and ST. Louis Air Line
Railroad yesterday, near Taswell, in which
three men were killed outright, two fatally
injured, and two others are still missing.
Shortly before the regular freight train
bound east was due train composed Of IS
cars loaded with cross ties was ordered to
side track, but before the train reached the
switch, the freight train arrived and was as
sisting the former up the grade. When
about half way a draw.bar pulled out from
one Of the cars and the rear portion Of the
tie train started back down the grade.
When near the bottom, one of the rear cars
jumped the track and the remaining por.
ton of tho rear section piled one on the
other. There were thirty laborers on the
train at the time of the accident, and among
these the casualties occurred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
Train Wrecked.

pITTsBURG, April pa heavy coke
train on the Pittsburg, McKeesport and
foughiogheny railroad ran into large
boulder near Fuller Station, so miles east of
Pittsburg, about one o'clock this morning
and was badly wrecked. The fireman.
Charles Silk, and brakeman named Geo
Lewis were caught between the engine and
cars and crushed to death. Their remains
were terribly mangled and almost unrecop.
nizable. Engineer Samuel Ramsay was
thrown from the cab into the Youghioehenv
river and quite severely hurt. He was req.
cued from a watery grave by the remaining
members of the crew, who were not injured
The boulder had evidently fallen from the
hill during the night. Ao
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21

AvESGING HERsELF.-Mrs. Sophia j. Brugger.
man, widow, who keeps little confectionery
and news store on Second avenue, New York, was
boycotted few days ago by certain labor organi.
cations for selling the New York Sun at her place
of business. Finding they could not cripple her
trade, the boycotters began casting aspersions On
the woman's character. Mrs. Bruggerman is a
hard working woman and has all she can do TO
support herself and children, but she found time
on Saturday afternoon to take one of her alleged
slanderers in hand and teach him a lesson which
he will not soon forget. Armed with small but
tough riding whip she went into John Clemment's
grocery store next door to her little shop and
straightway began vigorous attack upon Albert
Bohlson, an express teamster She dashed him
about the face and shoulders without mercy. and
only desisted when she was tired out with her
exertions. She claims that Bohlson has been cir
culating cowardly lies rejecting upon her good
name, AID expresses nothing but qualification at
having punished him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21

west, to-day. TIE subject is represented az
erect. bare hesdtd, but dressed in an ex-
tremtly bad fitting cyercost.
A force of seventy men Is at work to-day,
under Alexandria contractors filling up the
bed of the old Alexandria canal at the south
end of the aqueduct bridge. The iron
bridge to span the Potomac on The aqueduct
piers is in rapid progress of construction at
Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and its erection will be
completed by the 18th of next August. The
lessees of the old canal have received q prop
osilion for the purchase Of their property
at Rcslyn, one hundred and forty acres,
near the south end of the aqpeduct bridge,
at high price, for a cemetery.
AS the people Of the country will not re-
tain possession of silver dollars longer than
they can exchange them for other currency,
and as the minis are kept grinding them
out at the rate OF two million a month, the
government has 10 provide storage room for
them, and so it is again extending the
vaults of the Treasury Department for that
purpose.
1t is said to day that Secretary Bayard
wrote the Presidents recent letter on the
Canadian fishery trouble, in which such
mild and conservative ground was taken.
This statement occasions some remark, as IL
is we'll known that the bill the Secretary
prepared and sent to the House foreign al
fairs committee was even too Warlike LOT
that belicose committee.
Among the strangers in the city to day.
are Speaker Stuart, of the Virginia House of
Delegates, and Mr.. Terry, member OF the
legislature of mis- State from Charlotte coun-
ty. They both have strong hopes that the
proposed settlement of the debt of their
State will be a success, and say the vast
majority of the people with whom they talk
entertain the same hope and belief.
Judge Smell, of the police court of this
city, decided yesterday that the revived blue
laws of this city are operative and that in
fractions thereof will be punishable. This
decision is the subject of no little comment
here to-day by reason of the fact that the
same judge some years ago rendered di.
rectly contrary opinion. But this is free
country, and judges have as much right tc
change their opinions as other people have
Mr.. Coleman, of Louisa county. Virgins, has
been appointed special agent of the Land Office
and will be sent to Sante Fe, New Mexico.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A draft for SIS, 900 has been lost in the
mails between Philadelphia and New YORK.
A little colored child fell in tup OF wash
clothes in Portsmouth yesterday, ard was
sntiocated
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has leased the Richmond and Alle-
ghany railroad express service.
Messrs. W. D. Clarke & Bro, of stevens
burg, Culpeper county, recently sold to Mr..
Harvey Wise $50 acres OF the land pur-
chased from Mr. Coleman Beckham, de-
ceased, for $50 per acre.
Argument in the Rdenonr murder trial
at Winchester was begun yesterday. The
prisoner has preserved through the entire
trial the most remarkable nerve, not show
ing the slightest fear as to the result.
The truckers around Norfolk say that the
frost Tuesday night was very severe on the
early peas and strawberries and Irish pota-
toes. Owing to the wet condition of the
trees no serious harm was done to fruit.
The petition circulated for signatures, in
Richmond, calling upon the legislature to
meet the bondholders in spirit of com.
promise, has been signed by over hundred
business men. Among them are many OF
the most substantial firms in the city.
1t is expected that another call for per
cent. bonds will be made in few days.
There are now outstanding sos, 024 900
per cents, of which $16, 49l 800 are held by
national banks, s., 325 700 by residents OF
the United States, and $1,000 by foreign
residents.
The Galego FIGURING and Corn Mills, in
Richmond, were sold yesterday, at public
auction, in execution of decree OF the
Chaucery Court, to Charles w. Todd, q
we'll known grain and feed dealer OF Rich.
mond, at 1920, O00 The price is regarded
as remarkably low. The mills alone cost
$3.50 900 when built, shortly after the cloae
of the war.
The Legislature of West Virginia met in
extraordinary session yesterday. A message
was read from Gov. Wilson and in the
House resolution was introduced to pro-
coed to the election of q United States Sena-
tor May g. The resolution will be acted on
to. day The Governor recommended that
provision be made for establishing the
boundary line between West Virginia and
| Maryland and to provide for establishing the
boundary line between West Virginia and
Virginia He also recommends that proVi
sion be made for securing relief to the peo
pie of the Stare as may be had from the act
recently passed by Congress entitled an act
to regulate commerce, to prohibit railroad
companies from carrying or conveying pub.
lie officers over their roads free of charge, OF
at a less charge than the usual rate for other
per4ons, aud to abolish absolutely the free
pass system to prohibit railroad companies
from carrying or conveying delegates to po
itical conventions over their roads free Of
charge or at a less charge than is made for
all other such delegates TO such conventions
and to define what shall constitute polti
cal convention to prohibit the use of money
and all other improper, fraudulent and cor
rupt means to secure nominations by poti
cal parties or election to public Office.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
Alleged SWindIe.

CHICAGO, April 21-It ia stated by local
paper that the post office authorities bav.
stopped the delivery of registered mail r.
It. S. Gardner and several publications h.
the names of the Farm Journal Fame,.
Album ard Farming World. II is also said
that the department has been Determined
upon the arrest and prosecution Of Garios,
on the grounds that his publications are 9,
swindle Oh the public and a fraud on ,Bs
United States mail service" It is clajms5
that Gardner has for some time been recsr
ing over fifty registered letters day. each
containing postal order for from - to So
and has sent out over $50 900 circulars and
specimen copies Of bis pape. wi,hia lhres
months through the second class mai alone
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
German zlmigrntion.

BERLIN, April 2l.-An official report upon
emigration has been presented TO the Reich.
stag. 1t shows that the number OF emf
grants from Germany who passed through
Hamburg, Bremen and Steltn during the
year 1856 was GG67l, or decrease of over
$4,000 from the previous year, when $500
persons left the Empire. The report SAYS
that on the other hand, the emigration from
Austria Hungary, Norway and Sweden,
through the same ports in 1856, was largely
in excess Of that of 1885. Most OF the Ger.
man emigrants were from the farming dis.
tricts of Prussia None Of them went to the
African colonieq.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
THOUGHT IT WAS THE LAND OF THE FREE

THOUGHT IT WAS THE LAND OF THE FREE.
"A fresh appearing German called at a Nor
witch BARRIERS shop on Monday and bad his
hair cut, his face shaved, and his mustache
dyed. He was very par.i.ular to be fixed
up in genuine American style. After the
tonsorial artist had got through with him he
inquired for drug store, and was about to
leave without settling, when he was remind
ed that the work came to thirtyfve cents.
He then said II have no money. Charge
it to the Castle Garden" The fellow looked
honest and without guile, and all that could
be made out Of his action was that he had
misconstrued the word free" as applied to
America, and concluded that in this country
man got anything he called for for moth.
ing. Every one present laughed, and the
young German was allowed to go Free
NoraUich BmLetin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
Collision in the Bax

BALTIMORE, April 2l.-The steamboat
Mason L. Weems, running between this
city and points on the Rappahannock river
which left here at 430 p. M yesterday, was
in collision with the collier schooner Joshua
Baker last night off the mouth OF the Poto
mac river. One side of the Weems was
badly wrecked, all the guard and deck
houses and one wheel having been carried
away. Her hull is said to be injured but
little. The Bay line steamer Caroline took
off the passengers from the Weems and
brought them back to Baltimore. None
were injured. Her damage will be several
thousand dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21

MIR. PATERSON of Buckingham county,
has revived the old idea OF imposing stamp
tax on oil checks, notes and bonds, and all
other kinds of bank paper over the amount
of fifty dollars as the mears by which to
raise any deficiency in eS'ate'srevenue re-
quisite to meet the terms that may be agreed
upon for the proposed settlement of the
State debt. This idea is an excellent one,
and should be adopted without delay. Such
tax would not affect the poor and would
not be Objectionable to the rich, and would
easily and with comparatively no expense
collect all the necessary amount. Why
the plan has not been resorted to before has
for long time been puzzle to one of the
leading officers of bank in this city, and
to many other people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-21
A Printers Error

Sweet are the Uses Of aduersity the prin.
ter's copy said, but he set it up, sweet are
the uses of advertising. Sweet, indeed, to
those who in sickness and suffering hav.
seen the advertisement of some sovereign
remedy, which upon trial has brought them
from deaths door. 1.-THE best thing I ever
saw in my paper was the advertisement of
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery'n is
again and again the testimony of those who
have been healed by it of lung disease, bron.
chial affections, tumors, ulcers, liver COM
plants and the ills to which flesh is heir.